SACEUR

TheSupreme Allied Commander Europe is one of the two strategic commanders for NATO and the commanding
officer of Allied Command Operations (ACO). The current SACEUR is
General Curtis M. Scaparrotti. He took over this post on May 4th, 2016.

He is responsible to NATO's Military Committee, the highest
military authority in NATO, for the overall direction and conduct of
military operations for NATO. SACEUR, a United States Flag or General officer, leads all NATO
military operations and is dual-hatted as Commander US European Command.

His command is exercised from the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) at Casteau, Mons, Belgium.